BATTENS (DOWN) Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

battens (down)

verb

present tense third-person singular of batten (down)

as in locks

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To address this, Ivo uses a multi-step pipeline that chains together more than 400 model calls for each contract review.

— Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Tokyo Central is owned by Japanese company Pan Pacific Retail Management, which also runs the grocery chains Gelson’s and Don Quijote.

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025

Definition of chains

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Cici in the Sky also recommends Sabre’s portable door lock, which latches onto the strike plate to reinforce the existing lock.

— Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
In the footage, the larger male bear latches onto the smaller bear with its mouth, sinking its teeth into the animal, repeatedly ripping at the female bear's fur and skin.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026

Definition of latches

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Washington also bars its pension funds and college endowments from investing into Chinese firms developing sensitive technologies.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 July 2026
The ban bars the destruction of unsold apparel and shoes as an effort to curb overproduction that results in millions of tons of fashion waste.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 14 July 2026

Definition of bars

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When the suitors’ massacre begins, Melantho tries to escape, but Penelope shuts the hall’s door on her and presumably seals her fate.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
Fear, like ignorance, shuts our eyes to and paralyzes our trust in God’s omnipotence, omniscience, and unfailing love for His children, whereas the understanding of God’s ever-present goodness removes the fear that generates suffering.

— André Kisonga, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026

Definition of shuts

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This episode, Zack wakes up and bolts upright with the bandage still on his head from getting clobbered with a sign on his birthday and can’t remember what happened the night before.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 July 2026
When spinach bolts, the plant focuses its energy on producing flowers and seeds rather than leaves.

— Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of bolts

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My favorite detail is the red ribbon on Giovanna’s right shoulder, which fastens her sleeve to her dress and floats over the darkness.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Aquazzura’s signature swirling ankle strap curves upward from the sides of the shoe and fastens the 105mm heel with a slim buckle.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 2025

Definition of fastens

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If Bab el-Mandeb closes too, the Middle East loses both of its major oil export corridors simultaneously, something that has not happened in the modern era of global shipping.

— Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
That closes a three-month international saga that left scores of people stranded aboard the ship for weeks and spawned a complex multinational effort to repatriate the passengers, including one of the largest quarantine operations in recent memory.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 16 July 2026

Definition of closes

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